My Job
My Job is a blog about working musicians and the gigs they play. We feature interesting ways of making a living as a musician, and the unique musicians behind the jobs.
This article is an addendum to the 5-part series How I Became a Broadway Musician….
2011 was a prosperous year for my career, as it marked not only the first time I played as a musician on Broadway, but also the first time I
Whoosh.
With one fluid motion he pulled off his shirt and threw it down behind him. This act in and of itself impressed me, because it was a snug fitting, button up (plaid) T-shirt, and all but the top button were fastened.
“You wanna fight?!”…
Finding a safe, viable career performing music is no easy task. While it might not be the first choice for every aspiring musician, one way to make a decent bit of money from gigging is to start your own wedding band.
It takes a bit…
…It’s only days away from September 11th, 2011. It is hard believe it’s been ten years since the devastating and cowardly attacks on American soil. The chaotic images are burned into my mind. Vivid as if it was yesterday…
But in so many other ways
The music business is in constant motion. In order to survive and to be successful, you have to be able to adapt. Survival is defined as staying in the business you love and finding fulfillment in it.
Versatility
The first requirement of this action and…
…I am a substitute bassist at Walt Disney World in Florida. I sub at the Grand Floridian Hotel, which houses a society orchestra that plays mostly old jazz from the 1920s to 1940s. On a regular basis, I have questions from people all the time
Continue Reading →When I was asked to write this article, it gave me the final impetus I needed to grow my teaching business.
In recent months, several of my students have moved interstate and some requested that I teach them online.
I was hesitant because, as a…
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This is the season of chilled beer and barbecued hot dogs, where grown men lounge in kiddie pools while small children launch bottle rockets at each other. Freedom and apple pie scent the air, while the Stars and Stripes fly proudly over many a green
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I held a variety of “regular” jobs before joining the Army Band. Everything from selling flowers on the corner to being the errand boy for an animation company. Some I liked (movie theater) some I didn’t (food service). But they all had one thing in
Since he first started his career in musical theatre in 1979, Mike Dixon… has become a respected and renowned music director and music supervisor in the UK. After talking to him, it is easy to understand why he is so successful, as he is as
Continue Reading →Tom Carradine… is currently the Children’s Music Director on the UK tour of The Sound of Music. He previously toured as the music director for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hi-De-Hi, and worked as the music programmer for the current tour of Evita. He
Continue Reading →This list of part of a 5-part series on becoming a Broadway musician. For the full story, visit the series home page:
How I Became a Broadway Musician
Jobs
Jobs Board for Music Directors… – We host a job board for regional theatre companies seeking
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